What are the similarities of a simile and a metaphor?

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The word like or as.It always does. A simile is a comparison using like  or as.  He ran like the wind.  I was as dry as a bone.

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The similarities of a simile and a metaphor are that they both compare something to something else: Similes use the words like or as: Metaphors is still a comparison but without using the word like or as!  Ex. Simile: Her eyes were as green as emeralds.  Ex. Metaphor: Her heart is colder than Winter!

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they both compare something to something it compares to unlike objects

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They both use colorful speech to make comparisons.

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They are both comparing something or someone to something or someone else.

What are the similarities of a simile and a metaphor?

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